Rare footage: Putin's Su-25 jets launch rockets downwards, without firing them into the air

Although the Su-25 is a slow-moving aircraft, it is well-armored and simple to maintain. Fuel tanks and the airframe are heavily protected, and the cockpit is safe. There are 10 wing pylons that can hold different missiles as well as dumb and laser-guided bombs. The redundant control systems on the Sukhoi boost its likelihood of surviving a strike. The Su-25s destroyed Ukrainian positions in Western Donetsk by firing rockets downward. Although the Su-25 fighter plane moves slowly, it is well-armored and simple to maintain. The Soviet-era jet, which was developed in the 1970s, has been used in Afghanistan, Syria, and Ukraine.